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GPE will provide an additional US$250 million to help developing countries respond to the immediate and long-term disruptions to education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This brings GPE’s total coronavirus response funding to more than US$500 million, which will help sustain learning for up to 355 million children in 67 countries.

GPE has provided an initial US$60 million for five new grants to support the education of up to 30.5 million children in Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda and Zambia affected by coronavirus-related school closures, as well as US$7.5 million to ensure countries can benefit from learning and best practices.

GPE has provided an initial US$60 million for five new grants to support the education of up to 30.5 million children in Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda and Zambia affected by coronavirus-related school...

The Global Partnership for Education has allocated US$148.2 million in grants and secured US$26.4 million in partner co-financing to strengthen education systems in Mali, Rwanda, Sudan and Timor-Leste.
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Results stories

In recent years, Rwanda’s education system has experienced impressive growth, especially in expanding access to school. However, the novel coronavirus threatens to reverse these gains if Rwanda doesn’t take...

GPE is supporting an early grade reading intervention in around 150 schools in the most challenged regions in Cote d’Ivoire. View which measures are being taken to ensure learning continues amidst the...